Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1941 — Page 4

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Today's War Moves—

RATIO VITAL I PLANE LOSSES

$ Per Cent Losses by Nazis Believed Enough to Win For British.

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Leaders of the Service Star Legion convention at the World War Meniorial yesterday and today were Mrs. Anna Ward (left) retiring state president; Mrs, Frank Nessler, convention chairman, and Mrs. C. K. McDowell, Indianapolis chapter president. Deacon of Michigan City, Mrs,

Orville Withers of Evansville, Mrs, Frank Nessler of Indianapolis;

The Indiana Division of the Service Star Legion concluded its annual two-day meeting this afternoon with the installation of

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DISCIPLES RAP INTERVENTION

‘Close 7-Day Session With Resolution; 10,000 at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May 8 (U. P)— After adopting resolutions strongly lopposing United States intervention in the war, the international convention of the Disciples of Christ today had ended its sevenday ‘meeting, which was attended by about 10,000 delegates. The principal resolution said in part: “Thvolvement of the United States in the war will add materially to the world’s chaos and ‘misery . , . we are united with Christians of other lands in common judgment as to the evil nature of war &s such.” Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese Christian leader of & group currently touring the nation, addressed

Convoy Debate

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the problems created by the Axis blockade,

Fast breaking developments here and in foreign capitals are building ud & situation of dramatic suspense which apparently will persist at least until Mr. Roosevelt speaks next week. Here are some of the developments which suggest that new moves are imminent: 1. Prime Minister Churchill in London expressed gratification over extension of the United States naval and air patrol in the Atlantic but urged that “we need a good deal more help and I expect that we shall get a good deal more.” 2. Addressing the American Booksellers’ ‘Convention here, Col. Knox warned that failure to save Great Britain would confront the United States with the combined fleets of Germany, Italy France and Japan, 3. Mr, Willkie warned an audience of 25,000 in Madison Square Gare den, New York, that we are next on the Axis’ list if Great Britain falls and added: “I care not whether you call safe delivery conveying,

protected against magnetic mines before Aug. 1. Most of them will be foreign ships covered by the bill now in the Senate.

Rome Warns of Sinkings

7) Nelson A. Rockefeller, co-or-dinator of inter-American relations, told a Chicago audience last night: “This is no time for half-way measures. We must produce the goods needed for defense of the free ‘way of life. We must see that these goods reach the armies of the democracies.”

8. From Rome came Warnings that American vessels would be sunk the minute they enter the blockade zone” and that the Panama and Suez canals would become “roads of a war to the death.” The reference to the two great canals was contained in the Leghorn Telegrapho, a newspaper owned by the family of Ttalian Foreign Minister Count Galeanzo Ciano. It shid: ©. . . These canals which might have been roads of triumph for the Western civiliza-

in Senate Assured as Knox 'Save British Fleet’ and Isolationists Cry 'War Stampede’

URSDAY, MAY § 1941

Demands U. S.

achieve vietory which would mean and I say this in sober earnestness «the ringing down of the curtain of civilization as we know it.”

Lord Halifax spoke on the same program with Col. Knox, but his extemporaneous remarks were cons fined to matters affecting the books sellers, He concluded with a mes= sage from Mr, Churchill, who told the booksellers: “A one-man state is no state; it is an enslavement of the soul, the mind, the body of mankind. The brute will of Germany's fleeting dies tator has exiled or imprisoned the best of his writers. “This remorseless despot now com= plains against free American writs ers. Their fault is that they stand temporaneous speech that the Brit-|for a free way of life, Tt is a life ish Navy was in “deadly peril.” that is death to meteoric tyrants. “That is why all the great ve-|So be it, and so it will be” sources of this nation—finance and| Police estimated that 110,000 perindustry, trade and commerce, man=|sons attempted to enter Madison power and production, are all com=-| Square Garden to hear Mr. Willkie mitted to one supreme purpose=to| tell a ‘freedom rally” that Germany see that British seapower which has would be defeated in 1042 or 1043 been our guardian for a century on if American war materials are dethe Atlantic shall not be destroyed livereq safely to Britain,

(R. N. H) has announced his determination to offer as a rider to it his resolution which would for bid use of the Navy in convoy service, Anti-interventionists welcome the opportunity for formal debate of convoys, the extended Atlantic patrol and, especially, the recent burst of Administration speeches in which Cabinet officers and other responsible officials have all but committed Mr. Roosevelt to see our munitions safely to British ports. Shortly after Col. Knox, at & press conference, had announced that the U. 8. fleet was ‘“‘readier now than ever” to protect war shipments to the extent outlined by Secretary Stimson, he told the American Booksellers Association in an ex-

tion will become roads of a War to the death.”

Semi-Blockade Ordered

There was no backing down here, however. Instead, the Navy moved to augment its Atlantic patrol by taking over the deep sea operations of the Coast Guard involving about 20 vessels. On another front Mr. Roosevelt imposed what appeared to be a semi-blockade against the Axis with an order evidently designed to minimize leakage of Western Hemisphere produce to Germany, Italy or Japan. He imposed upon goods passing in transit through the United States or coming into its ports for transfer from one vessel to another the same export license restrictions applying to goods originating in the United States. Hereafter, the United States will determine whether such goods shall continue to their destinations and if they are kept here they will be sold at a price to be fixed—and probably to be paid—by the Government, No time has been fixed for the Senate Commerce Committee to report the ship seizure bill for floor debate, Senator Charles W, Tobey

closing sessions of the convention. for Beliefs He described the role being played by about 300,000 Christian Japanese in his country, and said he was imprisoned for two months last year because of his Christian beliefs, Other resolutions adopted by the convention before adjournment included an agreement that religious arrangement in Army camps should continue to be non-sectarian and non-dendominational, Another provided for organization of a “general commission on Army and Navy chaplains” to assist in placing ministers as chaplains in

secretary, Mrs. Ethel Krueger of LaPorte, and treasurer, Mrs, George Spiegel of Indiangpolis. Mrs. Sy Hughes of Hartford City was elected chaplain, Mrs, James Trent of Hartford City, historian, Mrs, Caroline Swanson of LaPorte, gold star chairman, and Mrs. George Moenning of Evansville, Junior Division chairman,

the dark than in daylight. i Special training is necessary for] night navigation which requires more than the average ability among pilots, The Germans do | not take naturally to night flying and regarded night bombing as being so inefficient that they had not schooled their airmen in that form of combat before the War. | Only after the failure of their daylight attempts last summer to gain air mastery over Great Britain | did the Germans start intensive) night training. Their supply of good night fliers being thus limited,

by & power that openly admits it is| Mr, Willkie pleaded for “less talk an enemy of ours.” and more action” in protecting American shipments and saig that Warns of French Fleet the United States and the British He warned of “the perils facing

Empire can ‘“outproduce all the this country if the bridge of ships

boasted ingenuity and capacity of is not maintained” and if American | Hitler and his factories.” Tf Brit war aid fails to reach Britain.

[ain falls, the United States will “We'd have to face seapower im- next “feel the onrush of this bare measurably superior to our own,” barie force,” but if Britain is ene he said. “Tn this event we'd have abled to get air superiority, she can to protect the entire Western world | carry the war to Germany and win with Chi S. fleet by itself, and it,” he said. against the victorious navy of GerANY, Ttaly and France.” Hk i | Nye Charges ‘Scare’ He did not elaborate on his | Senator Gerald P. Nve (R. N. DD reference to the French Navy, but answered Mr, Willkie last night in the statement was interpreted asa radio address in which he chargad the first official public admission | that Administration speakers were that there is danger of it falling attempting to whip up popular sup=into German hands. [port for convoys which the Ameri« He asked his audience to contem= | can people actually do not desire to plate the difficulties of meeting that undertake. combination of seapower “alone.” | a wa. Ralifax Spenks Too | CLAYM NORSE BACK BRITISH a . . LONDON, May 8 (U, PP). = A We are living in fearful danger, | Government White Paper reported and the only safety for us is to so today that a series of official se supplement the efforts of Gieat oret documents seized in the LofoBritain to resist these forces of [ten Island raid of April 4 indicated darkness that threaten the world that the Norwegians still are pro with domination so that these evil British and have refused to co things they represent shall not {operate with Nazi authorities,

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patroling, airplane sccompaniment or what not, Give Britain destroyers and see that those ships loaded with the ever-increasing production of America deliver their cargoes safely to the ports of western and northern England.”

“Urgent,” Says Halifax

4 Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador, after a call at the State Department late yesterday, said Britain's situation in the Atlantic is “urgent,” but that with the help of the United States he hoped she could pull through. 5. The United States under terms of the Lend-Lease Law is arming the armed forces. Norwegian merchant vessels operatCLOSEUP PICTURE ACCIDENTAL ing between this country and Brit- . nl {ish ports. The armament includes RENO, Nev, UB George | uh caliber anti-aircraft batteries Waltz, trying for & long distance .,4 heavier guns for use against photographic shot of a proposed air- submarines port site, wound up with &n un-| 6. The House Naval Affairs Comusually close closeup. He was lean- mittee authorized the Navy to acing from an airplane &t an altitude quire 58 new fleet auxiliaries that of 2000 feet when a gust of wind will cost an estimated $350,000,000. toppled him overboard. His para-| Rear Admiral Samuel Robinson, chute opened snd he landed on the chief of the Bureau of Ships, told proposed airport site for the the committee it was urgent they closeup. 'be acquired, converted, armed and

new officers. At the election this morning in the World War Memorial, Mrs. Neil McAlpine of Michigan City was hamed president to succeed Mrs. Anna Ward of LaPorte. Other officers elected were: Vice presidents, Mrs. W. J. Anderson of Hartford City, Mrs, Carl Jacob- | son of LaPorte, Mrs. LoDenia

night's casualties were nearly 6 per proved instruction in combat taccent. [ties under the moon. Previously, For the first seven days of May, bright nights had been judged a 5 per cent loss is thought to rep-| the Germans Tost 73 planes in hight favorable ‘to the Germans because resent as high & proportion of casu- attacks. Allowing the Germahs 400 of their dislike of blind flying. Now, alties to capable night aviators &s planes nightly, the casualty average however, the moon is becoming &n 10 per cent loss to daylight pilots. [for the entire week would be slightly ‘aid to the British for spotting the Whether in actual fact ‘his Will fjess than 21% [VEL Cu. enemy. If it continues so, British prove to be true can be known only he curve of attainment, however, sjvilians may well hope for &n by practical test The time seems ghows an upward swing with last eventual end of mass bombings in to be approaching, however, when night's successes reaching the maxXi- he dark. the test can be judged. {mum vet attained. The short nights | i Last night, the British report 23/in the northern latitudes are limit- THANKS DINNER TO FIREMEN German planes were shot down, The ling the time allowed the Germans) CLAREMONT. N. H. (U. P).— actual number of planes participat-|to hide in the dark, while moonlight | . h the in the attacks is not known but [is giving the British visibility for | Showing appreciation after the fire : between | their targets. |department saved his home, E. J. It seems apparent that the British Rossiter gave Chief Allan Palmer have been receiving im- and 50 firemen a dinner,

say. probably | If 400 was! then last!'aviators

the British 800 and 400 were used the maximum number,

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